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As it says in the article, he's been designated a PEP because he allegedly took money from the Russian government. He denies this but hasn't sued the person making the allegation. Even in his rant on GB news he lists Ukraine first as a potential state known for bribery. He excuses Russian actions at every turn, it's clear he's getting something from them.
Setting aside the issue of whether-or-not he has received money, I don't think that it's a great idea to make the expected norm for someone to sue someone else if they're innocent of something that someone claims that they did. Kind of results in everyone running around with lawyers on hair-trigger.
Oh, I completely agree, but right wing grifters have a proud tradition of using libel laws to shut down criticism like this. Another commenter has explained that Farage can't actually sue in this case since the allegation is protected by Parliamentary Privilige, which probably explains why.